Book Review: Buki bugu by Sendai Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Buki bugu by Sendai HakubutsukanTitle: Buki bugu
Author: Sendai Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Sendai Hakubutsukan, 1995
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 91 pages, 21 cm by 19.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0136

Very nice museum catalog from the Sendai City Museum with armours, guns, swords, battle flags, abumi, kura etc. A newer edition was printed in 2006 that is full color.

Book Review: The Jack Paras collection of Japanese swords, fittings and armor by Butterfield & Butterfield California

Book Review: The Jack Paras collection of Japanese swords, fittings and armor by Butterfield & Butterfield CaliforniaTitle: The Jack Paras collection of Japanese swords, fittings and armor
Author: Butterfield & Butterfield California
Publisher: Butterfield & Butterfield California, 1981
Language: English
Illustrations: Black and White Pictures
Other: 22 cm by 22 cm, paperback
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0135

Auction catalog with only one kabuto and one miniature suit (on the cover). Many tsuba, swords etc.

Book Review: Daimyō no sonae – Katchū to buki by Tokugawa Bijutsukan

Book Review: Daimyō no sonae – Katchū to buki by Tokugawa BijutsukanTitle: Daimyō no sonae : Katchū to buki
Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, 1996
ISBN: 4-88604-020-9 C0070
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 150 pages, 26 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō
ID: B0134

Fabulous catalog of the Tokugawa Art Museum. Armours, kabuto, guns, battle flags, spears, jinbaori, documents, etc. All in color.

Book Review: Takeda jinja no shūzōhin zuroku by Haruo Ueno, Takeda Jinja

Book Review: Takeda jinja no shūzōhin zuroku by Haruo Ueno, Takeda JinjaTitle: Takeda jinja no shūzōhin zuroku
Author: Haruo Ueno, Takeda Jinja
Publisher: Takeda Jinja, 1998
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 81 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0133

Very nicely balanced catalog about the Takeda clan: armours, documents, paintings, swords etc. Included is also a dō that is made out of bamboo, said from the sengoku jidai.

Book Review: Kurogane – Seme to mamori bushi no bi by Nagoya Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Kurogane – Seme to mamori bushi no bi by Nagoya HakubutsukanTitle: Kurogane - Seme to mamori bushi no bi
Author: Nagoya Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Nagoya Hakubutsukan, 2004
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 215 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Sōmen, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0113

Fabulous catalog with about 300 items: full armour sets, kabuto, menpo, guns, swords, tsuba, screens … Full color

Book Review: Hidenaga to kōriyama yukari no hitobito by Yamato kōriyama-shi Hidenaga Hyakumango Kumatsuri Jikkō Iinkai henshū

Book Review: Hidenaga to kōriyama yukari no hitobito by Yamato kōriyama-shi Hidenaga Hyakumango Kumatsuri Jikkō Iinkai henshūTitle: Hidenaga to kōriyama yukari no hitobito
Author: Yamato kōriyama-shi Hidenaga Hyakumango Kumatsuri Jikkō Iinkai henshū
Publisher: Yamato kōriyama-shi Hidenaga Hyakumango Kumatsuri Jikkō Iinkai henshū, 1996
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 57 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Documents, Katchū, Kura, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0099

5 Armours with several other samurai or castle related items.

Book Review: Matsui bunko no buki to bugu by Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan

Book Review: Matsui bunko no buki to bugu by Kumamoto Kenritsu BijutsukanTitle: Matsui bunko no buki to bugu
Author: Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan
Publisher: Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan, 1994
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 175 pages, 28.5 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Nihontō, Paintings, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0098

A very nice catalog from the Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art. Many Samurai items are display with nice (mostly) color pictures: Armours, swords, abumi, bows, guns etc.

Book Review: Sengoku fasshon – Bushō no bigaku by Tokugawa Bijutsukan

Book Review: Sengoku fasshon – Bushō no bigaku by Tokugawa BijutsukanTitle: Sengoku fasshon - Bushō no bigaku
Author: Tokugawa Bijutsukan
Publisher: Tokugawa Bijutsukan, 2009
Language: Japanese with some English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 159 + 8 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Paintings, Teppō
ID: B0097

A beautiful exhibition catalog from the Tokugawa Museum in Nagoya. Large pictures of armour, kabuto, janbaori, paintings and even some guns.

Book Review: Bushi no bi to kokoro – okayama no samuraitachi by Okayama Kenritsu Hakubutsukan

Book Review: Bushi no bi to kokoro – okayama no samuraitachi by Okayama Kenritsu HakubutsukanTitle: Bushi no bi to kokoro - okayama no samuraitachi
Author: Okayama Kenritsu Hakubutsukan
Publisher: Okayama Kenritsu Hakubutsukan, 2006
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 64 pages, 30 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Statues, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0089

A nice and full color exhibition catalog that chronicles the armours and attributes of the samurai of the Okayama region.